Click here to visit the new home of that's fit!

Hot on HuffPost Healthy Living:

 

Top 10 heart-friendly cities

Posted on May 19th 2008 2:00PM by Maggie Vink
Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss
Using factors such as stress levels, cardiovascular mortality, high blood pressure, smoking, and the number of people who commute by foot/bike instead of car, the American Heart Association ranked the best cities/metropolitan areas for women's heart health. Did your city make the list?

  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
  • Denver-Aurora, Colorado
  • Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
  • Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Oregon
  • San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona.

Nashville, St. Louis, and Detroit metropolitan areas were ranked as the three most unhealthy cities for women. Want to see more? Read Chris' post about the 20 healthiest US cities.

Source

0 Comment
Tags: American Heart Association, AmericanHeartAssociation, Boston, Denver, Detroit, heart health, heart-friendly cities, Heart-friendlyCities, HeartHealth, LA, Los Angeles, LosAngeles, Minneapolis, Nashville, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, SanDiego, Seattle, St. Louis, St.Louis, Washington DC, WashingtonDc

Around the Web

Women's History Month: Inspiring Women in Their 20s (College Candy)
Get Wow Arms With This Yoga Sequence (FitSugar)
10 Relatively Easy Things to Give Up (Blisstree)
3 Secrets to Craving a Healthy Diet (Fit Bottomed Girls)

Related Videos

 
 
 

Share Your Success Story

Jupiter Images

Have you lost weight and kept it off? We want to know how you did it and what keeps you inspired!

Share Your Success Story